Vine-cutter.



No. 763,763. J PATENTED JUNE 28, 1904.

S. V. JEFFORDS.

VINE CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED-DBO. 10; 1903. N0 MODEL.

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STEPHEN V. JEFFORDS, OF VVAYCROSS, GEORGIA.

VINE-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent NO. 763,763, dated. June 28, 1904.

Application tiled December 10, 1903. Serial No. 184.566. (No model.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STEPHEN V. J EFFORDS, a citizen of the United States, residing at VVaycross, in the county of Ware and State of Georgia, have invented a new and Improved Vine-Cutter, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that type or class of vine-cutters employing suitably-spaced runners adapted to be drawn along by horse or manual power and having blades whereby the vine is cut at opposite sides of the row, the

runners being provided with handles adapting them to be guided as they are drawn along.

The invention consists of the special construction and arrangement of parts which will hereinafter be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings and the novel features pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved vine-cutter, showing the runners clotted to an adjusted position. a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a view showing a modified form of my invention.

In the practice of my invention I employ suitable runners A, whose forward ends are made upwardly-extending, as at B, adapted to catch high-standing vines, and whereby by means of the curved under forward edge of the runners the vine is guided and mashed down to the ground upon theforward-sliding movement of the runners. In forming the said guiding extensions B, I prefer to utilize plates C, suitably bolted to the runners, and the under curved edge D of said plates Cmay be sharpened, if deemed advisable.

The runners A may be provided with guiding-handles E, and they are held spaced apart, adapted to straddle a row of vines, by tubular rollers F, through which and the runners bolts G are extended. Obviously the said bolts should be headed substantially as at G and provided with securing-nuts, as at G 7 Should it be desired to increase the space between the runners, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. l, elongated rollers F and bolts G are used.

In connection with the runners A, I employ downwardly-extended cutters H. In Figs. 1 and 2 the cutters H are shown arranged on the inner sides of the runners, though obvi Fig. Qis

ously they may be on the outer sides of the runners, as shown in Fig. 3.

The cutters are arranged in inclined recesses I in the runners and are held to an adjustment by fixed bolts J, extending through elongated slots K inthe cutter-shank or upper portion.

' I do not desire to be limited to two runners in the use of my invention, since in some instances it may be advantageous to employ four, more or less, thereof, as illustrated by the modified form shown in Fig. 3.

In the modified form of my invention as just described I may employ a cross-bar L, suitably secured to two or more of the runners.

Any suitable and well-known means, such as a tongue or the clevis. M, (see Fig. 3,) may be used adapting my vine-cutters to be drawn by horse-power.

The use of my invention will be understood from the above description. It has special novelty in the means employed for holding the vines mashed to the ground adapted to be effectively cut at opposite sides of the row by successive cuts of the several downwardly-extended cutting-blades. a

' Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination in a vine-cutter, of spaced runners having substantially their whole under edge adapted for sliding contact, means whereby the runners are held connected and.

braced apart, consisting of transversely-disposed bolts; and tubular rollers on said bolts, forward upwardly-projecting extensions on the runners, consisting of plates constructed With upwardly-curved cutting edges, incline recesses on the runner sides, blades having elongated slots and lower cutting edges; said blades being adapted for arrangement in the incline recesses, securing bolts extended through the' runners and said slots in the blades, and handles secured to the runners whereby they may be guided, substantially as described.

STEPHEN V. J EFFORDS.

Witnesses:

E. HIGI-ISMIIH, RAFoRD CARTER. 

